The Style Insider believes that champagne flutes should be a party unto themselves. Yes, they must be classically shaped — tall, with the small mouth that preserves the bubbles so they tickle your nose. But they must also be effervescent in their design. To that end, we’ve found a dozen pretty glasses worth ringing in 2009:

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There are really just two things you need to know about Christopher Radko Christmas ornaments. One: You will never collect all of them, so don’t try. People have gone insane in the attempt. Two: You can, however, just have one. We really think you should buy this pink pig ornament, hang it on the tree and enjoy it. It is Radko at his pinkest, sparkly best, and we honestly cannot resist. At Macy’s ($45).

Mercury glass gives your tree the twinkle of a 19^th-century holiday, catching the light and throwing it back with its textured silvery mold-blown glass. These exquisite nesting birds would be honored to be the shimmering partridges in your pear tree (or even your evergreen). From Smith & Hawken ($35 for set of two).

Thinking of adding a touch of whimsy to the tree?

We love these handcrafted glittery glass ornaments from Poland, fashioned in the shapes of a giraffe (avec polka dot bandana), a cat (with her own Santa hat), a frog (bundled up against the winter), a monkey (sporting a big bow at the neck) or a somewhat floral dog with floppy ears.

Each is about 8″ long, which would give your tree the illusion of colorful critter icicles. At Horchow ($65 each).

We can just see this gorgeous piece of glass art sparkling high atop your tree. Trumpet-shaped flutes radiate from the clear-glass center of the Museum of Modern Art’s free-blown fluted onion ornament, which is made by a master craftsman in Italy. Jewel tones of violet, emerald, teal and gold shimmer with glitter from inside the onion-shaped orb ($28).

Check back throughout the next few weeks: We’ll feature a glorious assortment of fabulous ornaments, guaranteed to make your tree a sparkling success.

Alas, we’ve finally accepted that we’re just not going to own a Faberge egg in our lifetime.

However, our heart leapt at the sight of these mini-Faberge ornaments, with 24-karat gold plating and oodles of hand-set Austrian crystals.

The rose trellis (upper left), blue pinecone (upper right), gold coronation (bottom left) or rosebud eggs are at Neiman Marcus ($95 each).

You know how right before the Super Bowl, all the jocks and party-givers start thinking about buying a new television? A really, really big, expensive one with high def and picture-in-picture and all the bells and whistles? For a single football game?

OK. Now, focus. Thanksgiving is game day. It’s the big one. You’re the jock of the table, the duchess of all party-givers. And you need your big-screen TV: You need new dishes!  And while we love white too, what we want here is color, style and, well, high definition.

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